When the Philistine looked carefully at David, he despised him, for he was only a ruddy and handsome boy.

(24:2) When Saul returned from pursuing the Philistines, they told him, “Look, David is in the desert of En Gedi.”

When the Israelites returned from their hot pursuit of the Philistines, they looted their camp.

When the messengers came, they found only the idol on the bed and the quilt made of goat’s hair at its head.

When Abigail saw David, she got down quickly from the donkey, threw herself down before David, and bowed to the ground.

When Eli heard the outcry, he said, “What is this commotion?” The man quickly came and told Eli.

When Saul learned that David had fled to Gath, he did not mount a new search for him.

When Samuel turned to leave, Saul grabbed the edge of his robe and it tore.

Now Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved David. When they told Saul about this, it pleased him.

When David realized that Saul was planning to harm him, he told Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod!”

When Samuel saw Saul, the Lord said, “Here is the man that I told you about! He will rule over my people.”

When the time came for Merab, Saul’s daughter, to be given to David, she instead was given in marriage to Adriel, who was from Meholah.

When the servant came to the place where Jonathan had shot the arrow, Jonathan called out to the servant, “Isn’t the arrow further beyond you?”

In the morning, when Nabal was sober, his wife told him about these matters. He had a stroke and was paralyzed.

The next day, when the Philistines came to strip loot from the corpses, they discovered Saul and his three sons lying dead on Mount Gilboa.

When Saul counted them at Bezek, the Israelites were 300,000 strong and the men of Judah numbered 30,000.

When all the Israelites who had hidden themselves in the hill country of Ephraim heard that the Philistines had fled, they too pursued them in battle.

Here is what the Lord of hosts says: ‘I carefully observed how the Amalekites opposed Israel along the way when Israel came up from Egypt.

When the woman saw Samuel, she cried out loudly. The woman said to Saul, “Why have you deceived me? You are Saul!”

When the ark of the Lord had been in the land of the Philistines for seven months,